Lowy SL, Fisler JS, Drenick EJ, Hunt IF, Swendseid ME. Zinc and copper nutriture in obese men receiving very low calorie diets of soy or collagen protein.
Am J Clin Nutr 1986;
43:272-87. [PMID:
3946292 DOI:
10.1093/ajcn/43.2.272]
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Abstract
Balance studies for Zn and Cu were conducted over 40 days in 10 obese men housed in a metabolic balance unit. Two weight reduction diets providing 400 kcal and 100 g protein daily were administered; to five subjects, a collagen diet which was severely deficient in both Zn and Cu, and to another five subjects, a soy diet which provided a marginal intake of Zn and an adequate intake of Cu. Zn and Cu content of diets, plasma, red blood cells, urine, and feces were determined during eight 5-day periods. Balances were corrected for lean tissue catabolism or deposition. Holter ECG monitoring and measurement of the QTc interval were done on days 0 and 40. Both diets resulted in elevated plasma and red blood cell concentrations of Zn and Cu and in high urinary and fecal losses of Zn. By day 40, 6 of 10 subjects were in negative Zn balance. Urinary Zn was inversely correlated with measures of lean tissue catabolism. During each period, Cu balance was markedly positive in the soy-diet group and negative in the collagen-diet group. Shortening of prolonged QTc intervals was related to the Cu but not Zn status of the individual.
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